Kismet In The Sand Manicure

O.P.I. Nail Lacquer in Samoan Sand is one of my all-time favorite nude nail polishes. It’s very skin-like, looks extremely natural on your nails and makes them look perfectly polished and groomed. The best thing is that you don’t have to go for a professional manicure for your nails to look that way (if you have a similar hue, that is). It is of a quite sheer consistency and coverage but its drying time is pretty short so layering isn’t an issue. However, if you’re looking for a one coat nude, this isn’t it. I had to apply three coats for it to be completely opaque for photographs because they’re not forgiving. In real life, two coats are enough to get a polished and even look. I like Samoan Sand because it doesn’t make my hands look pale (as some nude polishes do). Quite the contrary – hands look healthy and nail very neat and tidy. The shooting star of this manicure is a gorgeous gold shimmery Revelique High Shine Nail Polish in Kismet (170)*.

This interesting fella is unlike any other shimmery nail polish I own. The color gold and its fine shimmering particles (not glitter, no way) are immaculately entwined together and make this mysterious twinkling golden veil. It isn’t a textured nail polish but it does have a slight 3D effect on my nails. The gold nail polish is so densely shot through with lustrous particles and this combo creates an effect of fine pale gold on your hand which looks like nothing else. If you were looking for a not too-yellow golden nail polish that doesn’t look tacky or “cheap” – we have a winner! Both featured nail polishes have good medium thick and wide brushes so applying them both is a dream. This manicure is something I’d consider perfect for a workplace – it is rather “safe” but the addition of sophisticated gleam makes it interesting. It was only until I came up with the name for this manicure when I realized that there is a book called Kismet in the sand written by Shafik Benjamin. Thanks Google! I will actually try to get the book because description seems intriguing.